The ability to go outside, look up at the night sky, and see the Milky Way is becoming increasingly rare. The glow of artificial lighting hides our galaxy from more than one third of people worldwide.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In findings from a randomized controlled trial, participants who were in an indoor environment with bright ...

Results from a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology indicate that dim light pollution may have detrimental effects on insect populations and may explain part of the ongoing, ...

Many of us are surrounded by light at night — from streetlights streaming through our windows to televisions and smartphones by our beds. And now research shows that exposure to light at night in the ...

Sleeping with a light on can play havoc with insulin levels and consequently impair the response to glucose, a two-night sleep-lab study of 20 people indicates. "The most important finding" is that ...

For years we’ve been told that sleeping in total darkness is the gold standard for good sleep. Blackout curtains, eye masks, and electrical tape over those annoying device LEDs have become part of the ...

Animals renowned for their outstanding night vision include owls, cats, tarsiers (a tiny primate in Southeast Asia) — and even the dung beetle. But humans? Not so much. Over time, many people suffer ...